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2022-23 Men's Track & Field Roster

Chris Verstandig

  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Slingerlands, N.Y.
  • Highschool Pomfret School
  • Position Mid-Distance

Biography

Awards:
• 2020 All-New England Division III (Indoors: 4x800m)
 
At Connecticut College:
Is a Student Advisor for first-year students.
 
2020-21 (Outdoors):
Raced at five meets as a sophomore … Won the 1,500-meter run in outdoor debut at a home meet against Tufts (4/11) by posting a mark of 4:04.54 … Was also victorious in the 5,000 by punching in a collegiate-best time of 15:27.17 at a Tufts Quad Meet (4/18) … Concluded the spring by recording a collegiate-best time of 4:01.95 in the 1,500 at Williams (5/15).
 
2020-21 (Indoors):
Season was canceled due to COVID-19.
 
2019-20 (Outdoors):
Season was canceled due to COVID-19.
 
2019-20 (Indoors):
Competed in seven meets as a freshman and earned All-New England Division III recognition in the 4x800-meter relay … Notched collegiate-best marks of 9:17.42 in the 3,000 at Tufts’ Branwen Smith-King Invitational (2/1) and 4:26.82 in the Mile at Boston University’s Valentine Invitational (2/15) … Was also a member of the sixth-place 4x800-meter relay team which clocked in a sixth-place time of 8:02.31 and the distance medley relay which finished 11th in 10:49.28 at the New England Division III Championships (2/29).
 
High School:
Three-year letterwinner in cross country and a one-year letterwinner in track & field at Albany Academy before spending a postgraduate year at Pomfret … Recorded personal-best times of 17:34 on a 5k course in cross country as well as 2:06 in the 800-meter run and 4:55 in the Mile … Captained the cross country team as a senior and helped the program win two sectional titles and place as high as fourth at the state meet … Also played ice hockey all four years, baseball for three years, and soccer for one season … Honor roll student.
 
Personal:
Major is undeclared … Enjoys skiing and playing ice hockey … Favorite athlete is Michael Phelps.
 
Why Did You Choose Connecticut College?
“I chose Connecticut College because of the great campus community and the opportunity I felt I would be given to succeed both academically and athletically.”
 
What Does #OneCamel Mean To You?
“We are stronger together than when we are alone.”
 
Personal Bests at Conn:
Mile (Indoor): 4:26.82, at Boston University Valentine Invitational (2/15/20)
1,500m (Outdoor): 4:01.95, at Williams (5/15/21)
3,000m (Indoor): 9:17.42, at Tufts Branwen Smith-King Invitational (2/1/20)
5,000m (Outdoor): 15:27.17, at Tufts Quad Meet (4/18/21)

To view collegiate results, click here.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    Distance
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Distance
  • 2021-22Junior

    Mid-Distance
  • 2022-23Senior

    Mid-Distance